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Maximize Your Legal Document
Precise editing by legal experts
Ensure your legal documents reflect the highest standards of clarity and accuracy with ServiceScape. Our legal editors, seasoned in various fields of law, specialize in refining your writing to perfection. Whether you need your brief, contract, letter, pleading, motion, or memorandum edited, we understand your document's intent and can guarantee that your arguments are presented compellingly. Let us elevate your legal texts to their fullest potential.
Legal Style Adherence
Expertise in legal style guide editing
From the Bluebook to ALWD to McGill, we understand all the requirements and nuances of legal citation and formatting guidelines, ensuring your documents adhere to the highest standards of clarity and professionalism. Our specialized approach guarantees that every legal text, from contracts to court documents, is cited correctly and fully compliant with the essential norms of legal writing.
Open Communication
Collaborate with your legal editor anytime
Seamless communication is our priority. Interview prospective legal editors to find your ideal match, and enjoy ongoing dialogue throughout your project. Whether through messages or teleconferences, our legal editors are always ready to discuss your document, providing feedback from an expert's perspective. With free and open communication, you can feel confident that the end result will meet your expectations.
Clear-Cut Pricing
Transparent, fair legal editing rates
At ServiceScape, transparency in pricing is paramount. Browse editor profiles to find rates that fit your budget, ensuring you understand the costs before committing. Our pricing model is simple and straightforward, determined by your project's deadline without hidden fees or complex tiers. Whether it's a quick review or an in-depth edit, expect one clear rate, allowing you to plan confidently and efficiently for your legal editing needs.
Guaranteed Legal Editing Delivery
Our editors will meet your deadlines
ServiceScape editors understand the importance of being on schedule. Whether it's a quick one hour edit or a detailed project spanning weeks, we commit to returning your documents on time, every time. Our professional editors are prepared to meet various due dates, ensuring your legal work is delivered with accuracy and speed. Rely on us for consistent, timely delivery, giving you peace of mind for every project's deadline.
How It Works
Have your legal document edited in three steps
Browse profiles of accomplished editing professionals.
Send your files and provide any details regarding the project.
Receive the edited version before your requested due date.
Our Editing Service Marketplace
Choose your own legal editor
At ServiceScape, connecting with the ideal editor for your law-related needs is seamless.
Many of our legal editors:
- Hold advanced degrees
- Offer decades of rich editing experience
- Have hundreds of client ratings and reviews
- Are experts across various fields
309 Client Reviews
15,784 Pages Edited
Editor at Elsevier Inc.
1,023 Client Reviews
48,010 Pages Edited
CIO at Alternative Balance
2,317 Client Reviews
55,569 Pages Edited
J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law
4,741 Client Reviews
142,999 Pages Edited
Professor at Cincinnati State University
230 Client Reviews
16,172 Pages Edited
Director of Communications at the Yale Center
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The ServiceScape Advantage
Your Questions, Answered
FAQ
At ServiceScape, our editors specialize in refining and perfecting your legal documents. They focus on several key areas to ensure your legal writing is precise, clear, and authoritative:
- Grammar and Syntax Correction: Detailed attention to grammar, syntax, and sentence structure to ensure legal documents are error-free.
- Spelling and Punctuation Check: Rigorous correction of spelling and punctuation errors to maintain the document's professionalism.
- Legal Style and Tone Consistency: Adjusting the style and tone to match the formal context and expectations of legal documents.
- Clarity and Legal Jargon Precision: Enhancing clarity while ensuring the correct use of legal terminology for unambiguous communication.
- Logical Structure and Argumentation: Structuring arguments and information logically for compelling advocacy and clear legal analysis.
- Content Review and Legal Critique: Providing constructive feedback and recommendations based on legal standards and practices.
- Format and Legal Citation: Ensuring proper formatting and citation according to legal style guides like the Bluebook or McGill Guide for legal accuracy and compliance.
- Consistency in Legal Terms and References: Guaranteeing consistency in legal terminology and reference points throughout the document.
- Vocabulary and Legal Expression Enhancement: Improving language use to convey legal arguments effectively and persuasively.
- Elimination of Redundancies: Removing unnecessary wording to create concise and powerful legal texts.
- Tense and Voice Consistency: Ensuring consistent use of tense and voice for clarity and professional tone.
Our aim is to elevate your legal documents to the highest level of professionalism and precision.
Our legal editing service guarantees that your documents comply with the specific standards of legal style guides, focusing on:
- Legal Citation Format: Accurate formatting of citations and references as per The Bluebook, ALWD, McGill Guide, or other relevant legal style guides.
- Document Formatting: Proper setup of margins, line spacing, paragraph indentation, typeface, font size, and overall document structure specific to legal texts.
- Footnotes and Endnotes: Correct formatting and placement of footnotes and endnotes for detailed citation and commentary.
- Tables of Authorities: Compilation and formatting of tables of authorities to list cited cases, statutes, and other legal references accurately.
- Consistency in Legal Terminology: Ensuring uniform use of legal terms and phrases throughout the document for coherence and clarity.
- Title and Heading Standards: Formatting titles and headings according to legal document standards, including briefs, motions, and memoranda.
- Quotation and Excerpt Formatting: Proper presentation of quoted or excerpted material, ensuring compliance with legal style guides.
- Appendices and Attachments: Correct structuring and referencing of appendices and attachments in legal documents.
- Professional Tone and Language: Maintaining a professional and formal tone suited to legal documents, while ensuring the text is accessible and clear.
- Compliance with Jurisdictional Requirements: Tailoring documents to meet the specific citation and formatting rules of the relevant jurisdiction or court.
Our attention to legal style guide standards ensures your documents are not only professionally polished but also meet the precise requirements of legal writing and documentation.
You can hire an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to hire, and clicking on the "Hire Me" button. After your payment method has been processed, your editor will get to work and will deliver the edited version before your due date.
A list of prices and due dates can be found within each editor's profile. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button.
Our fastest delivery option is one hour using our Express Delivery service.
Sure! Many ServiceScape editors provide free samples. You can submit a free sample request by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to request a free sample from, and clicking on the "Free Sample" button. If the editor accepts your free sample request, you will receive the sample edited version within a couple of days.
You can send a message to an editor by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Send Message" button. We will email you a notification as soon as your editor replies to your message.
You can schedule a teleconference call by just browsing our marketplace of editors, clicking on the "View Profile" button of an editor you want to contact, and clicking on the "Teleconference" button. We will contact you right away about availability and set up the teleconference for all parties involved.
You can find ratings and reviews from past clients within most editor profiles. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to see them. You can also read thousands of ServiceScape ratings and reviews on eKomi.
In addition, ServiceScape has been featured in several publications and websites, including The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, UpWork, HuffPost, and The Ladders.
Many editors have portfolios which feature their editing. Just find your editor and click on the "View Profile" button to view these edited versions.
Yes, we provide editing certifications. Simply request the document when you hire an editor. When your project is delivered, you can download the editing certification by clicking on your project and clicking on the "Certification" button. These signed declarations certify that a document has been professionally edited by a ServiceScape editor.
Our Testimonials and Experience
What we bring to the table
ServiceScape is built on 25 years worth of experience, working on over 346,000 projects with over 99,000 clients. Our legal editing and proofreading services are rated 4.9 out of 5 stars, based on 443 reviews. Join the thousands of people who have chosen ServiceScape to find the best and brightest talent.
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